Daily Republican., 1887-12-12
Interesting Services.

onutcn, ana WAS 90 observed. Tho debt
OF the church was paid and the tbEnks
OF tho congregation went up from An
AlldAy service. At 1880 q. m. the
church Was well filled TO lister TO an
eloquent sermon from the Rsv. l. W.
Lay held. At Up, N, sundsy school !
praise sarvics was held, aud Al o. m. /
q family gathering. These seryloes
were like that Of the morning, well A.
tended.
But the most interesting service was
reserved for the evening. Long before /
the hour OF worship the couRrs CATION
and Its friends began 10 assemble, and
half mn hour before the services began
every stat vas taken: benches wsre
placed in the aisle, bat could no. &C. |
commodstc al the people; many stood
In the door~aye. while others went
home dissppot, ted. Toe church wao
devoid OF decoration, with the excep-
ticn OF the words placed above the pul
nit like . victor's Triumphant arch,
"0lr debt 10 paid"
The evening services opened by the
singing OF hymn OF Thanksgiving by
tho choir, followed by an eloq nent
prayer by Rev. T. Saowden Thomas.
| AFTER another hymn had been sung the
Rev. n. M. Browne, pastor of the
church, delivered a long and Interesting 4
history Of Scott N L. Church.
"Tbe beginning OF this church" said
Mr.. Browne, dates from Septem per 2S,
1851 Tho church grow out OF an effort
made by tine As0ury and Union M. L
Churches aad Hanovsr Presby teIian
Church 70 found union Sunday echool.
The first meeting was held In what was
then keonard's Church, now tho First
NJ. z. Church, at Seventh aud Walnut
streets. There wers present at the first
meeting AZ scholars and "a teachers.
Tho exercises we're conducted by } Judee
Hall, OF the United States District
Court, and the Rev. Andrew MAnship,
In one month the number OF scho ars
Increased 70 l45 Shortly after this one
session OF the school was bold in As
bury Church, at which 100 pere0ns were
present. Judge Hall, tho Rev. Anthony
Atwood and the Rev. Andrew kAnship
uers the speakers.
"Shortly after this the school was
lthro ~n into confusion on being forced
to vacA;e the building. IL rallied,
however, and found quarters in the
tree schoo.house,' nov the German
Luther Al Church, ut Sixth AMI French
streets, This WAS In October, 1852
Tho friends Of the 0ciiool now ssw the
necessity o! s. new scho0l or church and
began To davios plans FOR It's erection.
Judge Hall we8 o. this time Il regular
teacher Of the school. After several
other removals the school moved into
its own buildlng on toe present site.
I The lot for the church WAS donated by
Samuel McCeulloy in Decem ber, 1859.
TIE building Was 46x4O feet, and for the
bricks CT this buildiuE q mortgage fol
$500 Was given. At the dedication o
this building there were present num-
Der Of Pfes0g teTiar3 rs vol ns Metho-
dists. Among tho former WAS Mr.
Patteiscn, Presbyterian minister
and su1ong tho latter the Re7. Mr.
, Manship. Mr.. Manship gave $40 L
the uew church. Mr. Patterson theI
him aud caught wink from ono of the
), Manship, Il cannot be beaten by {
Presby tsri.u." $40 more" esid Pat
tersou Mapship looked In vain fol
/ another wink but 1t did not come.
, my friends have forsaken me-" b.
] exclaimed, and muss leave the field t
7 our ktud friends the Presby teriapB. 'Th
Presb byterians gradually gave up tn
8 school 10 the Meth odists, and IN 1856
!, tho church asked the Philadelphia Don
y ference for pa.tor. The namo WI
then Seventh street NJ. L. Charch. Tn
Rev Il. a. Hobbo was sent ns the frs
: pastor. Hts galhry was after matur
deliberatlon hsed ut $52o per annum
:, The mex, yesr al increase OF $25 va
. made. Aboat this time the church wa
extended 10 longth o room being adde'
3 TO the rear OF the church for the use G
the infant school and for class mee,
ingB The congregation during th
time occupied by repairs worshipped Il
o room ut Fifth and Walnut streets.
In 1853 there were 152 members an
26 probatiouers. This year 50 Was pal
Tor dscantor and q couple Of goblet
for nse at oommunion. Tho pastor her
u pointed TO the first banner OF the Bur
! day school presented 1t about this tim
U and q Bible presented IN 1854, whic
7 were on the table.
= In 1854 the church decliued conside
< ably, many OF its M sm bsrs having gon
j into the army. TIE church wac tiDaI
u cially embarrassed. In 1855 ABbur
r offered to take tho church uudsr 4
wing. but this proposition was resuee
.e and tho church Struggled on. IN 1st
an effort WA made to start Grace Id.
Church, aud In order to get the Oonfe
snce TO aSree 10 II, Soptt Church m
9race Church united, and Scott becan
Grace Chapel. The ksv. Mr.. Stevenso
was appointed pastor TO Grace Churt
l. and the Rev. Mr. JoEts to Gra'
n. Chanel. This arrangement held but
year. The next .esr Scott Churt
Ie again stands alone
F., In 1853 the church was again enlar
o cd and made SO feet in length. In l6d
m 81 600 was borrowed to pay for this IL
movement. This a1e the debt OF q
church sac 600, jane /, 1875. III
mortgage chan gcd hsndo unsil the lst
Decem Der, this year, when the DE
was paid.
i, The report of j. 7. Bartlett, the eec'
tary, WA shen made and was an ints
estins account OF the struggling OF tl
!, congregation TO bs free from debt. II
official board of tho church met on Z
tober IL, 1885, and decided to MAKO
effort to pay the debt. it WAS divio
into ahares OF IS psr share, and
msr,her. wtrs nsked to subscribe NJ
nav ON mouthly 8taIlnents. t3Co We
expeuded for repairs during the progre
of tbese psymenta On May %, 188
ali Inc shares wsre taken and the de
was paid and marked"sAtisaed" on !, u
oficial records at the court house. 1
names of all persons ooutribating
ward the pay ment Of the deb' were re-
BY the secretary.
L. T. Grubb, the treasurer, was tn
: called on to mako report. Mr. Cru
said his report had all been included
Mr Rartlet.'s. hr GrubD satd ne ID
been slck. and had only come out .
order TO be present a. this thauksSivi'
servics. he hsd, during the past wee
hesn studying shout the children
49, Israel, and had thought how muon I